Multiple choice

Directions: Choose the grammatically correct phrase from the given options for the underlined phrase.

Results from an American study of more than 9200 elderly smokers showed their ability to think. perceive and remembrance sooner than nonsmokers had quit smoking.

  1. they lost their ability to think, perceive and remembrance

  2. they lose their ability to think, perceive and remember

  3. they lost their ability to think, perceive and to remember

  4. they lost their ability to think, perceive and remember

  5. they lose their abilities to think, to perceive and to remember that they lost or those who
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D Correct answer
Explanation

The original sentence has a tense mismatch and a parallel structure error ('remembrance' is a noun, while 'think' and 'perceive' are verbs). Option D corrects this by using the verb 'remember' and the past tense 'lost' to match the context of the study results.

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